International law firm King & Spalding said it will open an office in Tokyo, Japan. The new Tokyo office, along with the firm’s Singapore office, will anchor King & Spalding’s energy practice throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Tokyo office will focus on cross-border investment, project developm
Freight rates on the Asia to Europe route have dropped to their lowest levels on record as carriers face off in a damaging rate war amidst weak vessel utilisation, according to shipping analyst Alphaliner. The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) spot rates from Shanghai to North Europe reach
Millennium Stimulation Services said that it has been successfully awarded two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of Energized Natural Gas to perform well fracturing operations.
Millennium Stimulation Services said that it has been successfully awarded two patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the use of Energized Natural Gas to perform well fracturing operations.
Speaking at the annual Oil and Gas UK Conference in Aberdeen, the First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has called on the UK Government to urgently consult on incentives to boost exploration in the North Sea. Last year, North Sea exploration reached its lowest level in at least two decades, wit
The FOWIND Consortium has released pre-feasibility reports (PFRs) for offshore wind development in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The reports identify key offshore areas where detailed wind resource assessment should take place off the coasts of the two states. “This is a key first step in identifying site
Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, Deirdre Michie, warned today, June 17, 2015, that the UK offshore oil and gas industry must become sustainable ‘in a world of $60 oil’. The rallying call was made before an audience of over 500 people in Aberdeen at the opening of the trade association’s annual confer
Japan’s imports of liquefied natural gas dropped 11.4 percent in May, as compared to the same month a year ago, preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance reveals. The world’s largest buyer of the chilled gas imported 5.75 million tonnes of LNG in May. Japan paid 315,439 million yen for LNG impor
Japan’s imports of liquefied natural gas dropped 11.4 percent in May, as compared to the same month a year ago, preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance reveals. The world’s largest buyer of the chilled gas imported 5.75 million tonnes of LNG in May. Japan paid 315,439 million yen for LNG impor
The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Valiant repatriated 54 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitian, Haiti on Tuesday, with two suspected smugglers being brought in for further investigation. While on patrol, a Caribbean Air & Marine Branch aircraft reported a suspicious sailing vessel south of St. John, V
Burgess Marine has completed a £3m contract for the first of a new generation of offshore support vessels. The company has built the craft for Mainprize Offshore at its shipyard at Trafalgar Wharf in Portchester, near Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK. The 25-metre boat, the MO2, was delivered at the Seawor
Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group informed that the recommended combination of the two companies has cleared its first antitrust hurdle by receiving early termination of the US antitrust waiting period from the United States Federal Trade Commission.
Royal Dutch Shell and BG Group informed that the recommended combination of the two companies has cleared its first antitrust hurdle by receiving early termination of the US antitrust waiting period from the United States Federal Trade Commission.
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has hired the Esvagt Connector and Esvagt Don to tow a floating barge that carries both an accommodation module and jacket from the port of Vlissingen in the Netherlands to the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farm site in the German sector of the North Sea. Work star
